Shift register, driving method thereof, gate driving circuit and display device

ABSTRACT

A shift register, a driving method, a gate driving circuit and a display device are disclosed. The input module controls the potential of the first node. The first reset module controls the potential of the first node. The second reset module controls the potential of the driving signal output terminal. The first output module controls the potential of the driving signal output terminal under the control of the first node. The second output module controls the potential of the driving signal output terminal under the control of the second node. The pull-down driving module controls the potentials of the first node and the second node. Since the node control signal at the node control signal terminal can eliminate the noise on the first node resulting from the change in the first clock signal, the output stability of the shift register can be improved.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is the U.S. national phase entry ofPCT/CN2016/074136, with an international filing date of Feb. 19, 2016,which claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No.201510627519.7, filed on Sep. 28, 2015, the entire disclosures of whichare incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, andspecifically to a shift register, a driving method thereof, a gatedriving circuit and a display device.

BACKGROUND

In today's rapidly updating technology, liquid crystal displays havebeen widely used in electronic display products, such as televisions,computers, mobile phones and personal digital assistants. A liquidcrystal display comprises a source driver, a gate driver, a liquidcrystal display panel, and the like, wherein the liquid crystal displaypanel has an array of pixels while the gate driver is used tosuccessively turn on the corresponding pixel rows in the array of pixelsto transmit the pixel data outputted by the source driver to the pixels,thereby displaying an image to be displayed.

At present, the gate driver is generally formed by array process on anarray substrate of the liquid crystal display, i.e. Gate Driver on Array(GOA) process. This integration process not only saves the cost, butalso can achieve an aesthetic design in which two sides of the liquidcrystal panel are symmetrical to each other. Meanwhile, it also omitsthe bonding area of the gate integrated circuit (IC) and the fan-outwiring space, realizing a design of narrow frame. Furthermore, thisintegration process can further eliminate the need for bonding processin the direction of gate scan lines, thereby improving the throughputand yield.

The existing gate driver usually consists of a plurality of cascadedshift registers, wherein the signals outputted from the driving signaloutput terminals of the shift registers of respective stages aregenerally controlled by a pull-up node and a clock signal. However, inan existing shift register, noises would occur to the pull-up node andthe driving signal output terminal at a rising edge of the clock signal,which may lead to output errors.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a shift register, adriving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and a display device soas to reduce or even eliminate at least some of the above issuesexisting in the prior art.

A shift register provided by embodiments of the present disclosureincludes an input module, a first reset module, a second reset module, afirst output module, a second output module and a pull-down drivingmodule; wherein

a first terminal of the input module is connected to an input signalterminal, a second terminal of the input module is connected to a firstnode; the input module is configured to control a potential of the firstnode under the control of the input signal terminal;

a first terminal of the first reset module is connected to a referencesignal terminal, a second terminal of the first reset module isconnected to a first reset control signal terminal, a third terminal ofthe first reset module is connected to the first node; the first resetmodule is configured to provide a reference signal of the referencesignal terminal to the first node under the control of the first resetcontrol signal terminal;

a first terminal of the second reset module is connected to a secondreset control signal terminal, a second terminal of the second resetmodule is connected to the reference signal terminal, a third terminalof the second reset module is connected to a driving signal outputterminal; the second reset module is configured to provide the referencesignal to the driving signal output terminal under the control of thesecond reset control signal terminal;

a first terminal of the first output module is connected to a firstclock signal terminal, a second terminal of the first output module isconnected to the first node, a third terminal of the first output moduleis connected to the driving signal output terminal; the first outputmodule is configured to provide a first clock signal of the first clocksignal terminal to the driving signal output terminal under the controlof the first node;

a first terminal of the second output module is connected to thereference signal terminal, a second terminal of the second output moduleis connected to a second node, a third terminal of the second outputmodule is connected to the driving signal output terminal; the secondoutput module is configured to provide the reference signal to thedriving signal output terminal under the control of the second node;

a first terminal of the pull-down driving module is connected to a nodecontrol signal terminal, a second terminal of the pull-down drivingmodule is connected to the reference signal terminal, a third terminalof the pull-down driving module is connected to the first node, a fourthterminal of the pull-down driving module is connected to the secondnode; the pull-down driving module is configured to control a potentialof the second node to be a second potential when the potential of thefirst node is a first potential, and control the potential of the firstnode to be the second potential when the potential of the second node isthe first potential;

when an effective pulse signal of the input signal terminal is ahigh-potential signal, the first potential is a high potential and thesecond potential is a low potential; when the effective pulse signal ofthe input signal terminal is a low-potential signal, the first potentialis a low potential and the second potential is a high potential; a nodecontrol signal of the node control signal terminal is configured toeliminate a noise on the first node resulting from change in the firstclock signal.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, when the effective pulse signal of the inputsignal terminal is a high-potential signal, the node control signal is ahigh-potential signal at least when the first clock signal is at arising edge.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, when the effective pulse signal of the inputsignal terminal is a low-potential signal, the node control signal is alow-potential signal at least when the first clock signal is at afalling edge.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, the node control signal is a second clocksignal.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, the node control signal is a direct currentsignal.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, a duty cycle of the second clock signal is 2% to50%.

In an implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the input module comprises afirst switch transistor; wherein

a gate and a source of the first switch transistor are both connected tothe input signal terminal, a drain of the first switch transistor isconnected to the first node.

In an implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the first reset module comprisesa second switch transistor; wherein

a gate of the second switch transistor is connected to the first resetcontrol signal terminal, a source of the second switch transistor isconnected to the first node, a drain of the second switch transistor isconnected to the reference signal terminal.

In an implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the first output module comprisesa third switch transistor and a capacitor; wherein

a gate of the third switch transistor is connected to the first node, asource of the third switch transistor is connected to the first clocksignal terminal, a drain of the third switch transistor is connected tothe driving signal output terminal;

the capacitor is connected between the gate and the drain of the thirdswitch transistor.

In an implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the second output modulecomprises a fourth switch transistor; wherein

a gate of the fourth switch transistor is connected to the second node,a source of the fourth switch transistor is connected to the drivingsignal output terminal, a drain of the fourth switch transistor isconnected to the reference signal terminal.

In an implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the second reset module comprisesa fifth switch transistor; wherein

a gate of the fifth switch transistor is connected to the second resetcontrol signal terminal, a source of the fifth switch transistor isconnected to the driving signal output terminal, a drain of the fifthswitch transistor is connected to the reference signal terminal.

In an implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-down driving modulecomprises a sixth switch transistor, a seventh switch transistor, aneighth switch transistor, a ninth switch transistor and a tenth switchtransistor; wherein

a gate and a source of the sixth switch transistor are both connected tothe node control signal terminal, a drain of the sixth switch transistoris connected to a gate of the seventh switch transistor and a source ofthe ninth switch transistor, respectively;

a source of the seventh switch transistor is connected to the nodecontrol signal terminal, a drain of the seventh switch transistor isconnected to the second node;

a gate of the eighth switch transistor is connected to the second node,a source of the eighth switch transistor is connected to the first node,a drain of the eighth switch transistor is connected to the referencesignal terminal;

a gate of the ninth switch transistor is connected to the first node, adrain of the ninth switch transistor is connected to the referencesignal terminal;

a gate of the tenth switch transistor is connected to the first node, asource of the tenth switch transistor is connected to the second node, adrain of the tenth switch transistor is connected to the referencesignal terminal.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, the pull-down driving module further comprises afifth terminal connected to the input signal terminal, a sixth terminalconnected to the driving signal output terminal, and a seventh terminalconnected to a third clock signal terminal.

In an implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-down driving modulecomprises a sixth switch transistor, a seventh switch transistor, aneighth switch transistor, an eleventh switch transistor, a twelfthswitch transistor, a thirteenth switch transistor, a fourteenth switchtransistor and a fifteenth switch transistor; wherein

a gate and a source of the sixth switch transistor are both connected tothe node control signal terminal, a drain of the sixth switch transistoris connected to a gate of the seventh switch transistor, a source of theeleventh switch transistor and a source of the twelfth switchtransistor, respectively;

a source of the seventh switch transistor is connected to the nodecontrol signal terminal, a drain of the seventh switch transistor isconnected to the second node;

a gate of the eighth switch transistor is connected to the second node,a source of the eighth switch transistor is connected to the first node,a drain of the eighth switch transistor is connected to the referencesignal terminal;

a gate of the eleventh switch transistor is connected to the drivingsignal output terminal, a drain of the eleventh switch transistor isconnected to the reference signal terminal;

a gate of the twelfth switch transistor is connected to the input signalterminal and a drain of the twelfth switch transistor is connected tothe reference signal terminal;

a gate of the thirteenth switch transistor is connected to the inputsignal terminal, a source of the thirteenth switch transistor isconnected to the second node, a drain of the thirteenth switchtransistor is connected to the reference signal terminal;

a gate of the fourteenth switch transistor is connected to the drivingsignal output terminal, a source of the fourteenth switch transistor isconnected to the second node, a drain of the fourteenth switchtransistor is connected to the reference signal terminal;

a gate of the fifteenth switch transistor is connected to the thirdclock signal terminal, a source of the fifteenth switch transistor isconnected to the driving signal output terminal, a drain of thefifteenth switch transistor is connected to the reference signalterminal.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, the first reset control signal terminal and thesecond reset control signal terminal are a same signal terminal.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, a signal of the first reset control signalterminal is delayed more than zero less than one pulse width than asignal of the second reset control signal terminal.

Correspondingly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a drivingmethod of any of the shift registers described above, including an inputphase, an output phase, a reset phase, and a reset hold phase; wherein

at the reset hold phase, the pull-down driving module eliminates a noiseon the first node resulting from change in the first clock signal undercontrol of the node control signal terminal.

Alternatively, in the above driving method provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, the node control signal is a high-potentialsignal at least when the first clock signal is at a rising edge when theeffective pulse signal of the input signal terminal is a high-potentialsignal.

Alternatively, in the above driving method provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, the node control signal is a low-potentialsignal at least when the first clock signal is at a falling edge whenthe effective pulse signal of the input signal terminal is alow-potential signal.

Correspondingly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gatedriving circuit comprising a plurality of cascaded shift registersprovided by embodiments of the present disclosure; wherein

except for a first-stage shift register, a driving signal outputterminal of a shift register of the m^(th) stage is connected to a firstreset control signal terminal and a second reset control signal terminalof a shift register of the (m−1)^(th) stage, m=2, 3, 4 . . . ;

except for a last-stage shift register, a driving signal output terminalof a shift register of the k^(th) stage is connected to an input signalterminal of a shift register of the (k+1)^(th) stage, k=1, 2, 3 . . . ;

an input signal terminal of the first-stage shift register is connectedto a frame start signal terminal.

Alternatively, in the above gate driving circuit provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, except for the first-stage shift register, ashift register of each of the remaining stages further comprises a frameinitialization module; wherein

an input terminal of the frame initialization module is connected to theframe start signal terminal, an output terminal of the frameinitialization module is connected to the second node;

the frame initialization module is configured to initialize the drivingsignal output terminal of the shift register under the control of theframe start signal terminal.

Alternatively, in the above gate driving circuit provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, the frame initialization module comprises asixteenth switch transistor, wherein

a gate and a source of the sixteenth switch transistor are bothconnected to the frame start signal terminal, a drain of the sixteenthswitch transistor is connected to the second node.

Correspondingly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gatedriving circuit comprising a plurality of cascaded shift registersprovided by embodiments of the present disclosure; wherein, except for afirst-stage shift register and a second-stage shift register, a drivingsignal output terminal of a shift register of the h^(th) stage isconnected to a second reset control signal terminal of a shift registerof the (h−2)^(th) stage, h=3, 4, 5 . . . ;

except for the first-stage shift register, a second reset control signalterminal of a shift register of the m^(th) stage is connected to a firstreset control signal terminal of a shift register of the (m−1)^(th)stage, m=2, 3, 4 . . . ;

except for shift registers of the last two stages, a driving signaloutput terminal of a shift register of the j^(th) stage is connected toan input signal terminal of a shift register of the (j+2)^(th) stage,j=1, 2, 3 . . . ;

input signal terminals of the first-stage shift register and thesecond-stage shift register are connected to a frame start signalterminal.

Alternatively, in the above gate driving circuit provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, except for the first-stage shift register, ashift register of each of the remaining stages further comprises a frameinitialization module; wherein

an input terminal of the frame initialization module is connected to theframe start signal terminal, an output terminal of the frameinitialization module is connected to the second node;

the frame initialization module is configured to initialize the drivingsignal output terminal of the shift register under the control of theframe start signal terminal.

Alternatively, in the above gate driving circuit provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, the frame initialization module comprises asixteenth switch transistor, wherein

a gate and a source of the sixteenth switch transistor are bothconnected to the frame start signal terminal, a drain of the sixteenthswitch transistor is connected to the second node.

Correspondingly, embodiments of the present disclosure further provide adisplay device comprising any gate driving circuit provided byembodiments of the present disclosure.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a shift register, adriving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and a display device. Theshift register comprises an input module, a first reset module, a secondreset module, a pull-down driving module, a first output module and asecond output module, wherein the input module is configured to controlthe potential of the first node under the control of the input signalterminal, the first reset module is configured to provide the referencesignal of the reference signal terminal to the first node under thecontrol of the first reset control signal terminal, the second resetmodule is configured to provide the reference signal to the drivingsignal output terminal under the control of the second reset controlsignal terminal, the first output module is configured to provide thefirst clock signal of the first clock signal terminal to the drivingsignal output terminal under the control of the first node, the secondoutput module is configured to provide the reference signal to thedriving signal output terminal under the control of the second node, andthe pull-down driving module is configured to control the potential ofthe second node to be a second potential when the potential of the firstnode is a first potential, control the potential of the first node to bethe second potential when the potential of the second node is the firstpotential, and control the potential of the second node to be the firstpotential when the potential of the node control signal terminal is thefirst potential and the potential of the first node is the secondpotential. Since the node control signal at the node control signalterminal can eliminate the noise on the first node resulting from thechange in the first clock signal, the output stability of the shiftregister can be improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1a is a schematic structural diagram of a shift register providedby an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 1b is a schematic structural diagram of a shift register providedby another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2a is a schematic diagram of a specific structure of a shiftregister provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2b is a schematic diagram of a specific structure of a shiftregister provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3a is a schematic diagram of a specific structure of a shiftregister provided by a further embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram of a specific structure of a shiftregister provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4a is a circuit timing diagram of a shift register provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4b is a circuit timing diagram of a shift register provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4c is a circuit timing diagram of a shift register provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4d is a circuit timing diagram of a shift register provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5a is a circuit timing diagram of a shift register provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5b is a circuit timing diagram of a shift register provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a gate driving circuitprovided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a shift register comprisinga frame initialization module as provided by embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIGS. 8a and 8b are a schematic diagram of a specific structure of ashift register comprising a frame initialization module as provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, respectively;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a gate driving circuitprovided by embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Specific implementations of the shift register, the driving methodthereof, the gate driving circuit and the display device provided byembodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail belowwith reference to the drawings.

A shift register provided by embodiments of the present disclosurecomprises, as shown in FIG. 1a , an input module 1, a first reset module2, a second reset module 3, a pull-down driving module 4, a first outputmodule 5 and a second output module 6; wherein

the first terminal of the input module 1 is connected to an input signalterminal Input and the second terminal of the input module 1 isconnected to a first node A; the input module 1 is configured to controlthe potential of the first node A under the control of the input signalterminal Input;

the first terminal of the first reset module 2 is connected to areference signal terminal Vref, the second terminal of the first resetmodule 2 is connected to a first reset control signal terminal Rst1 andthe third terminal of the first reset module 2 is connected to the firstnode A; the first reset module 2 is configured to provide a referencesignal of the reference signal terminal Vref to the first node A underthe control of the first reset control signal terminal Rst1;

the first terminal of the second reset module 3 is connected to a secondreset control signal terminal Rst2, the second terminal of the secondreset module 3 is connected to the reference signal terminal Vref, thethird terminal of the second reset module 3 is connected to a drivingsignal output terminal Output; the second reset module 3 is configuredto provide the reference signal to the driving signal output terminalOutput under the control of the second reset control signal terminalRst2;

the first terminal of the first output module 5 is connected to a firstclock signal terminal CK1, a second terminal of the first output module5 is connected to the first node A and the third terminal of the firstoutput module 5 is connected to the driving signal output terminalOutput; the first output module 5 is configured to provide a first clocksignal of the first clock signal terminal CK1 to the driving signaloutput terminal Output under the control of the first node A;

the first terminal of the second output module 6 is connected to thereference signal terminal Vref, the second terminal of the second outputmodule 6 is connected to a second node B, and the third terminal of thesecond output module 6 is connected to the driving signal outputterminal Output; the second output module 6 is configured to provide thereference signal to the driving signal output terminal Output under thecontrol of the second node B;

the first terminal of the pull-down driving module 4 is connected to anode control signal terminal VHD, the second terminal of the pull-downdriving module 4 is connected to the reference signal terminal Vref, thethird terminal of the pull-down driving module 4 is connected to thefirst node A, the fourth terminal of the pull-down driving module 4 isconnected to the second node B; the pull-down driving module 4 isconfigured to control the potential of the second node B to be a secondpotential when the potential of the first node A is a first potential,and control the potential of the first node A to be the second potentialwhen the potential of the second node B is the first potential,

when the effective pulse signal of the input signal terminal Input is ahigh-potential signal, the first potential is a high potential and thesecond potential is a low potential; when the effective pulse signal ofthe input signal terminal Input is a low-potential signal, the firstpotential is a low potential and the second potential is a highpotential; the node control signal of the node control signal terminalVHD is configured to eliminate a noise on the first node resulting fromthe change in the first clock signal.

The above shift register provided by embodiments of the presentdisclosure comprises an input module, a first reset module, a secondreset module, a pull-down driving module, a first output module and asecond output module, wherein the input module is configured to controlthe potential of the first node under the control of the input signalterminal; the first reset module is configured to provide the referencesignal of the reference signal terminal to the first node under thecontrol of the first reset control signal terminal to reset the firstnode; the second reset module is configured to provide the referencesignal to the driving signal output terminal under the control of thesecond reset control signal terminal to reset the driving signal outputterminal; the first output module is configured to provide the firstclock signal of the first clock signal terminal to the driving signaloutput terminal under the control of the first node; the second outputmodule is configured to provide the reference signal to the drivingsignal output terminal under the control of the second node; thepull-down driving module is configured to control the potential of thesecond node to be a second potential when the potential of the firstnode is a first potential, control the potential of the first node to bethe second potential when the potential of the second node is the firstpotential, and control the potential of the second node to be the firstpotential when the potential of the node control signal terminal is afirst potential and the potential of the first node is a secondpotential. Since the node control signal of the node control signalterminal can eliminate the noise on the first node resulting from thechange in the first clock signal, the output stability of the shiftregister can be improved.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, when the effective pulse signal of the inputsignal terminal is a high-potential signal, the node control signal is ahigh-potential signal at least when the first clock signal is at arising edge. Accordingly, it can be ensured that the potential of thesecond node is controlled to be a high potential when the first clocksignal is at a rising edge and the potential of the first node is a lowpotential, such that the second output module provides the referencesignal to the driving signal output terminal under the control of thesecond node, thereby eliminating the noise generated by coupling at thefirst node and the driving signal output terminal when the first clocksignal is at a rising edge.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, when the effective pulse signal of the inputsignal terminal is a low potential signal, the node control signal is alow-potential signal at least when the first clock signal is at afalling edge. Accordingly, it can be ensured that the potential of thesecond node is controlled to be a low potential when the first clocksignal is at a falling edge and the potential of the first node is ahigh potential, such that the second output module provides thereference signal to the driving signal output terminal under the controlof the second node, thereby eliminating the noise generated by couplingat the first node and the driving signal output terminal when the firstclock signal is at a falling edge.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, the node control signal may be an AC signalor a DC signal, which is not limited here.

Alternatively, in the above shift register provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, the node control signal is an AC signal which isa second clock signal. This can reduce the bias effect of the pull-downdriving module, thereby extending the lifetime of the pull-down drivingmodule.

Alternatively, upon implementation, in the above shift register providedby embodiments of the present disclosure, when the node control signalis the second clock signal, the time for the node control signal being ahigh-potential signal (when the effective pulse signal of the inputsignal terminal is a high-potential signal) or a low-potential signal(when the effective pulse signal of the input signal terminal is alow-potential signal) in each cycle is controlled to be more than 0.5us.

Further, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the duty cycle of the second clock signal iscontrolled to be between 2% and 50%. This can further reduce the biaseffect of the pull-down driving module, thereby extending the lifetimeof the pull-down driving module.

Further, upon implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the period width of the firstclock signal is an integer multiple of the period width of the secondclock signal, so that it can be ensured that the noise on the first noderesulting from the change in the first clock signal is eliminated.

It is to be noted that in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the reference signal of thereference signal terminal is at low potential when the effective pulsesignal of the input signal terminal is a high-potential signal; thereference signal of the reference signal terminal is at high potentialwhen the effective pulse signal of the input signal terminal is alow-potential signal.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, the first reset control signal terminal andthe second reset control signal terminal are the same signal terminal,that is, the first reset control signal of the first reset controlsignal terminal and the second reset control signal of the second resetcontrol signal terminal are the same signal.

Or, upon implementation, in the above shift register provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, the signal of the first resetcontrol signal terminal is delayed more than zero less than one pulsewidth than the signal of the second reset control signal terminal.

The present disclosure will be described in detail below with referenceto the specific embodiments. It is to be noted that the presentembodiments are intended to better set forth the present disclosure, butnot to limit the present disclosure.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 2a to 3b , the input module1 comprises a first switch transistor T1; wherein

the gate and the source of the first switch transistor T1 are bothconnected to the input signal terminal Input, and the drain of the firstswitch transistor T1 is connected to the first node A.

Specifically, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the first transistor T1 may be an N-type transistoras shown in FIGS. 2a and 3a , or the first transistor T1 may also be aP-type transistor as shown in FIGS. 2b and 3b , which is not limitedhere.

The above specific structure of the input module in the shift registeris just illustrative. Upon implementation, the specific structure of theinput module is not limited to the above structure provided byembodiments of the present disclosure, and may also be other structuresknown to those skilled in the art, which is not limited here.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 2a to 3b , the first resetmodule 2 comprises a second switch transistor T2; wherein

the gate of the second switch transistor T2 is connected to the firstreset control signal terminal Rst1, the source of the second switchtransistor T2 is connected to the first node A and the drain of thesecond switch transistor T2 is connected to the reference signalterminal Vref.

Specifically, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the second switch transistor T2 may be an N-typetransistor as shown in FIGS. 2a and 3a , or the second switch transistorT2 may also be a P-type transistor as shown in FIGS. 2b and 3b , whichis not limited here.

The above specific structure of the first reset module in the shiftregister is just illustrative. Upon implementation, the specificstructure of the first reset module is not limited to the abovestructure provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, and mayalso be other structures known to those skilled in the art, which is notlimited here.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 2a to 3b , the first outputmodule 5 comprises a third switch transistor T3 and a capacitor C1;wherein

the gate of the third switch transistor T3 is connected to the firstnode A, the source of the third switch transistor T3 is connected to thefirst clock signal terminal CK1, and the drain of the third switchtransistor T3 is connected to the driving signal output terminal Output;

the capacitor C1 is connected between the gate and the drain of thethird switch transistor T3.

Here, the capacitor C1 is to further pull up or pull down the potentialof the first node A by means of the bootstrap effect of the capacitor C1when the first node A is in floating state, thereby ensuring the outputof the shift register to be correct.

Specifically, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the third switch transistor T3 may be an N-typetransistor as shown in FIGS. 2a and 3a , or the third switch transistorT3 may also be a P-type transistor as shown in FIGS. 2b and 3b , whichis not limited here.

The above specific structure of the first output module in the shiftregister is just illustrative. Upon implementation, the specificstructure of the first output module is not limited to the abovestructure provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, and mayalso be other structures known to those skilled in the art, which is notlimited here.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 2a to 3b , the secondoutput module 6 comprises a fourth switch transistor T4; wherein

the gate of the fourth switch transistor T4 is connected to the secondnode B, the drain of the fourth switch transistor T4 is connected to thereference signal terminal Vref, and the source of the fourth switchtransistor T4 is connected to the driving signal output terminal Output.

Specifically, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the fourth switch transistor T4 may be an N-typetransistor as shown in FIGS. 2a and 3a , or the fourth switch transistorT4 may also be a P-type transistor as shown in FIGS. 2b and 3b , whichis not limited here.

The above specific structure of the second output module in the shiftregister is just illustrative. Upon implementation, the specificstructure of the second output module is not limited to the abovestructure provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, and mayalso be other structures known to those skilled in the art, which is notlimited here.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 2a to 3b , the second resetmodule 3 comprises a fifth switch transistor T5; wherein

the gate of the fifth switch transistor T5 is connected to the secondreset control signal terminal Rst2, the drain of the fifth switchtransistor T5 is connected to the reference signal terminal Vref, andthe source of the fifth switch transistor T5 is connected to the drivingsignal output terminal Output.

Specifically, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the fifth switch transistor T5 may be an N-typetransistor as shown in FIGS. 2a and 3a , or the fifth switch transistorT5 may also be a P-type transistor as shown in FIGS. 2b and 3b , whichis not limited here.

The above specific structure of the second reset module in the shiftregister is just illustrative. Upon implementation, the specificstructure of the second reset module is not limited to the abovestructure provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, and mayalso be other structures known to those skilled in the art, which is notlimited here.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b , the pull-downdriving module 4 comprises a sixth switch transistor T6, a seventhswitch transistor T7, an eighth switch transistor T8, a ninth switchtransistor T9 and a tenth switch transistor T10; wherein

the gate and the source of the sixth switch transistor T6 are bothconnected to the node control signal terminal VHD and the drain of thesixth switch transistor T6 is connected to the gate of the seventhswitch transistor T7 and the source of the ninth switch transistor T9,

the source of the seventh switch transistor T7 is connected to the nodecontrol signal terminal VHD and the drain of the seventh switchtransistor T7 is connected to the second node B;

the gate of the eighth switch transistor T8 is connected to the secondnode B, the source of the eighth switch transistor T8 is connected tothe first node A, and the drain of the eighth switch transistor T8 isconnected to the reference signal terminal Vref;

the gate of the ninth switch transistor T9 is connected to the firstnode A and the drain of the ninth switch transistor T9 is connected tothe reference signal terminal Vref;

the gate of the tenth switch transistor T10 is connected to the firstnode A, the source of the tenth switch transistor T10 is connected tothe second node B, and the drain of the tenth switch transistor T10 isconnected to the reference signal terminal Vref.

Specifically, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the sixth switch transistor T6, the seventh switchtransistor T7, the eighth switch transistor T8, the ninth switchtransistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 may be N-typetransistors as shown in FIG. 2a , or the sixth switch transistor T6, theseventh switch transistor T7, the eighth switch transistor T8, the ninthswitch transistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 may be P-typetransistors as shown in FIG. 2b , which are not limited here.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 1b , the pull-down drivingmodule 4 further comprises a fifth terminal connected to the inputsignal terminal Input, a sixth terminal connected to the driving signaloutput terminal Output, and a seventh terminal connected to a thirdclock signal terminal CKB1.

Upon implementation, in the above shift register provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b , the pull-downdriving module 4 comprises a sixth switch transistor T6, a seventhswitch transistor T7, an eighth switch transistor T8, an eleventh switchtransistor T11, a twelfth switch transistor T12, a thirteenth switchtransistor T13, a fourteenth switch transistor T14 and a fifteenthswitch transistor T15; wherein

the gate and the source of the sixth switch transistor T6 are bothconnected to the node control signal terminal VHD, and the drain of thesixth switch transistor T6 is connected to the gate of the seventhswitch transistor T7, the source of the eleventh switch transistor T11and the source of the twelfth switch transistor T12, respectively;

the source of the seventh switch transistor T7 is connected to the nodecontrol signal terminal VHD and the drain of the seventh switchtransistor T7 is connected to the second node B;

the gate of the eighth switch transistor T8 is connected to the secondnode B, the source of the eighth switch transistor T8 is connected tothe first node A, and the drain of the eighth switch transistor T8 isconnected to the reference signal terminal Vref;

the gate of the eleventh switch transistor T11 is connected to thedriving signal output terminal Output and the drain of the eleventhswitch transistor T11 electrode is connected to the reference signalterminal Vref;

the gate of the twelfth switch transistor T12 is connected to the inputsignal terminal Input and the drain of the twelfth switch transistor T12is connected to the reference signal terminal Vref;

the gate of the thirteenth switch transistor T13 is connected to theinput signal terminal Input, the source of the thirteenth switchtransistor T13 is connected to the second node B, and the drain of thethirteenth switch transistor T13 is connected to the reference signalterminal Vref;

the gate of the fourteenth switch transistor T14 is connected to thedriving signal output terminal Output, the source of the fourteenthswitch transistor T14 is connected to the second node B, and the drainof the fourteenth switch transistor T14 is connected to the referencesignal terminal Vref;

the gate of the fifteenth switch transistor T15 is connected to thethird clock signal terminal CKB1, the source of the fifteenth switchtransistor T15 is connected to the driving signal output terminal Outputand the drain of the fifteenth switch transistor T15 is connected to thereference signal terminal Vref; wherein the third clock signal of thethird clock signal terminal CKB1 has a phase opposite to that of thefirst clock signal.

Specifically, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the sixth switch transistor T6, the seventh switchtransistor T7, the eighth switch transistor T8, the eleventh switchtransistor T11, the twelfth switch transistor T12, the thirteenth switchtransistor T13, the fourteenth switch transistor T14 and the fifteenthswitch transistor T15 may be N-type transistors as shown in FIG. 3a , orthe sixth switch transistor T6, the seventh switch transistor T7, theeighth switch transistor T8, the eleventh switch transistor T11, thetwelfth switch transistor T12, the thirteenth switch transistor T13, thefourteenth switch transistor T14 and the fifteenth switch transistor T15may be P-type transistors as shown in FIG. 3b , which are not limitedhere.

The above specific structure of the pull-down driving module in theshift register is just illustrative. Upon implementation, the specificstructure of the pull-down driving module is not limited to the abovestructure provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, and mayalso be other structures known to those skilled in the art, which is notlimited here.

In the above shift register provided by embodiments of the presentinvention, the switch transistors generally all employ transistors ofthe same material. Upon implementation, in order to simplify themanufacturing process, the first to fifteenth switch transistorsdescribed above all employ P-type transistors or N-type transistors.

When the effective pulse signal of the input signal terminal is ahigh-potential signal, the first to the fifteenth switch transistors areall N-type transistors; when the effective pulse signal of the inputsignal terminal is a low-potential signal, the first to the fifteenthswitch transistors are all P-type transistors.

It is to be noted that the switch transistor mentioned in the aboveembodiments of the present disclosure may be a thin film transistor(TFT) or a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) field effect transistor,which is not limited here. During implementation, the functions of thesources and the drains of these switch transistors can be interchangedaccording to different types of transistor and input signals, which arenot differentiated here.

The working process of the shift register according to embodiments ofthe present disclosure will be described below by taking an N-typetransistor as an example. In the description below, a high potential isrepresented by 1 and a low potential is represented by 0.

Specifically, embodiments shown in FIGS. 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d describe theworking process of the shift register by taking the structure of theshift register shown in FIG. 2a as an example, and embodiments shown inFIGS. 5a and 5b describe the working process of the shift register bytaking the structure of the shift register shown in FIG. 3a as anexample. For the convenience of description, the gate of the seventhswitch transistor T7 is taken as a third node C, wherein in the shiftregisters shown in FIGS. 2a and 3a , all the switch transistors areN-type transistors, and respective N-type transistors are turned onunder the effect of the high potential and cut off under the effect ofthe low potential; the effective pulse signal of the input signalterminal Input is a high-potential signal, and the reference signal ofthe reference signal terminal Vref is a low-potential signal.

In an embodiment, the first reset control signal terminal Rst1 and thesecond reset control signal terminal Rst2 are the same signal terminal,the node control signal of the node control signal terminal VHD is a DCsignal, and the corresponding input-output timing diagram is as shown inFIG. 4a . Specifically, four phases T1, T2, T3, and T4 in theinput-output timing diagram as shown in FIG. 4a are selected.

In the first phase T1, Input=1, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=0, VHD=1.

In the phase T1, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 are cutoff since the Rst1 and Rst2 are at low potential.The first switch transistor T1 is turned on since Input is at highpotential. The sixth switch transistor T6 is turned on since VHD is athigh potential. The node control signal is transmitted to the third nodeC through the sixth switch transistor T6, and the input signal of Inputis transmitted to the first node A through the first switch transistorT1. The potential of the first node A is a high potential, the capacitorC1 is in charge state, and the third switch transistor T3, the ninthswitch transistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 are turned on.The reference signal is transmitted to the third node C through theninth switch transistor T9. Due to the setting of width to length ratiosof the sixth switch transistor T6 and the ninth switch transistor T9,the potential of the point C is a low potential, thus the seventh switchtransistor T7 is cut off. The reference signal is transmitted to thesecond node B through the tenth switch transistor T10 and the potentialof the second node B is a low potential, thus the fourth switchtransistor T4 and the eighth switch transistor T8 are cut off. The firstclock signal is transmitted to the driving signal output terminal Outputthrough the third switch transistor T3. The potential of the drivingsignal output terminal Output is a low potential.

In the second phase T2, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=1 and VHD=1.

In the phase T2, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 remain cut off because the Rst1 and Rst2 remain at lowpotential. The first switch transistor T1 becomes to be cut off becausethe potential of the Input becomes a low potential. The sixth switchtransistor T6 remains turned on because the VHD remains at highpotential. The node control signal is transmitted to the third node Cthrough the sixth switch transistor T6. Since the potential of the CK1becomes a high potential, the potential of the first node A is furtherpulled up due to the bootstrap effect of the capacitor C1, the thirdswitch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenthswitch transistor T10 remain turned on, and the reference signal istransmitted to the third node C through the ninth switch transistor T9.The potential of the point C is a low potential due to the setting ofthe width to length ratios of the sixth switch transistor T6 and theninth switch transistor T9, thus the seventh switch transistor T7remains cut off. The reference signal is transmitted to the second nodeB through the tenth switch transistor T10 and the potential of thesecond node B remains low, thus the fourth switch transistor T4 and theeighth switch transistor T8 remain cut off. The first clock signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thethird switch transistor T3, and the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output becomes a high potential.

In the third phase T3, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=1, CK1=0, VHD=1.

In the phase T3, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 become turned on because the potentials of the Rst1 andRst2 become high potentials. The first switch transistor T1 remains cutoff because the Input remains at low potential. The sixth switchtransistor T6 remains turned on because the VHD remains at highpotential. The reference signal is transmitted to the first node Athrough the second switch transistor T2, the potential of the first nodeA becomes a low potential, the capacitor C1 is in discharge state, andthe third switch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and thetenth switch transistor T10 become to be cut off. The node controlsignal is transmitted to the third node C through the sixth switchtransistor T6, the potential of the third node C becomes a highpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 becomes turned on, and thepotential of the second node B becomes a high potential. The second nodeB controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switchtransistor to become turned on, the reference signal is transmitted tothe first node A through the eighth switch transistor T8 to furtherensure that the potential of the first node A is a low potential, thereference signal is transmitted to the driving signal output terminalOutput through the fourth switch transistor T4, and the reference signalis transmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefifth switch transistor T5 so that the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output becomes a low potential.

In the fourth phase T4, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=1 or 0, VHD=1.

In the phase T4, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 become to be cut off because the potentials of the Rst1and Rst2 become low potentials. The first switch transistor T1 remainscutoff because the Input remains at low potential. The sixth switchtransistor T6 remains turned on because the VHD remains at highpotential. The node control signal is transmitted to the third node Cthrough the sixth switch transistor T6. The third node C remains at highpotential. The seventh switch transistor T7 remains turned on. Thesecond node B remains at high potential. The second node B controls theeighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4 toremain turned on. The reference signal is transmitted to the first nodeA through the eighth switch transistor T8 so that the first node A iskept at low potential. The capacitor C1 is in discharge state, and thethird switch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenthswitch transistor T10 remain cutoff. Since the third switch transistorT3 is cut off, regardless of whether the CK1 is at high potential or lowpotential, it has no impact on the driving signal output terminalOutput. The reference signal is transmitted to the driving signal outputterminal Output through the fourth switch transistor T4 to keep thedriving signal output terminal Output at low potential.

Thereafter, the shift register repeats the above-mentioned fourth-phaseoperation until the shift register starts receiving the input signal ofnext frame. In this way, in one frame period, during the period from thefourth phase to the start of the next frame, when the first clock signalis at a rising edge, noises would occur to the first node A and thedriving signal output terminal Output. However, since the node controlsignal is a high-potential signal when the first clock signal is at arising edge, the node control signal controls the potential of thesecond node B to be a high potential by means of the sixth switchtransistor T6 and the seventh switch transistor T7, while the secondnode B controls the potential of the first node to be a low potential bymeans of the eighth switch transistor T8 as well and the second node Bfurther controls the driving signal output terminal Output to output alow-potential signal by means of the fourth switch transistor T4,thereby effectively eliminating the noises that would be generated bythe first clock signal terminal CK1 on the first node A and the drivingsignal output terminal Output.

In an embodiment, the first reset control signal terminal Rst1 and thesecond reset control signal terminal Rst2 are the same signal terminal,the node control signal of the node control signal terminal VHD is thesecond clock signal, the period width of the first clock signal is equalto the period width of the second clock signal, and the correspondinginput-output timing diagram is shown in FIG. 4b . Specifically, fourphases T1, T2, T3 and T4 in the input-output timing diagram as shown inFIG. 4b are selected.

In the first phase T1, Input=1, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=0, VHD=0 or 1.

In the phase T1, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 are cut off because the Rst1 and Rst2 are at lowpotential. Since the Input is at high potential, the first switchtransistor T1 is turned on, the input signal is transmitted to the firstnode A through the first switch transistor, the potential of the firstnode A is a high potential, the capacitor C1 is in charge state, and thethird switch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenthswitch transistor T10 are turned on. The reference signal is transmittedto the third node C through the ninth switch transistor T9. When the VHDis at low potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is cut off and thepotential of the third node C is a low potential. When the VHD is athigh potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is turned on. Due to thesetting of width to length ratios of the sixth switch transistor T6 andthe ninth switch transistor T9, the potential of the third node C is alow potential. Therefore, regardless of whether the node control signalterminal VHD controls the sixth switch transistor T6 to be turned on ornot, the potential of the third node C is a low potential, and theseventh switch transistor T7 is cut off. The reference signal istransmitted to the second node B through the tenth switch transistor T10and the potential of the second node B is a low potential, thus thefourth switch transistor T4 and the eighth switch transistor T8 are cutoff. The first clock signal is transmitted to the driving signal outputterminal Output through the third switch transistor T3, and thepotential of the driving signal output terminal Output is a lowpotential.

In the second phase T2, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=1, VHD=1 or 0.

In the phase T2, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 remain cutoff because the Rst1 and Rst2 remain at lowpotential. The first switch transistor T1 becomes to be cut off becausethe potential of the Input becomes a low potential. Since the potentialof the CK1 becomes a high potential, the potential of the first node Ais further pulled up due to the bootstrap effect of the capacitor C1.The third switch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and thetenth switch transistor T10 remain turned on. The reference signal istransmitted to the third node C through the ninth switch transistor T9.When the VHD is at low potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is cutoff and the potential of the third node C is a low potential. When theVHD is at high potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is turned on.Due to the setting of width to length ratios of the sixth switchtransistor T6 and the ninth switch transistor T9, the potential of thepoint C is a low potential. Therefore, regardless of whether or not thenode control signal terminal VHD controls the sixth switch transistor T6to be turned on, the potential of the third node C is a low potentialand the seventh switch transistor T7 is cut off. The reference signal istransmitted to the second node B through the tenth switch transistorT10, the second node B remains at low potential, the first clock signalis transmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thethird switch transistor T3, and the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output becomes a high potential.

In the third phase T3, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=1, CK1=0, VHD=0 or 1.

In the phase T3, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 become turned on because the potentials of the Rst1 andRst2 become high potentials. The first switch transistor T1 remainscutoff because the Input remains at low potential. The reference signalis transmitted to the first node A through the second switch transistorT2, the potential of the first node A becomes a low potential, thecapacitor C1 is in discharge state, and the third switch transistor T3,the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10become to be cut off. When the VHD is at low potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is cut off, the potential of the third node C is a lowpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is cut off, the second nodeB remains at low potential, the eighth switch transistor T8 and thefourth switch transistor remain cutoff, the reference signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefifth switch transistor T5, and the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output becomes a low potential. When the VHD is at highpotential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is turned on. The node controlsignal is transmitted to the third node C through the sixth switchtransistor T6, the potential of the third node C becomes a highpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 becomes turned on, thepotential of the second node B becomes a high potential, the second nodeB controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switchtransistor to become turned on, the reference signal is transmitted tothe first node through the eighth switch transistor T8 to further ensurethat the potential of the first node A is a low potential. The referencesignal is transmitted to the driving signal output terminal Outputthrough the fourth switch transistor T4, and the reference signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefifth switch transistor T5 so that the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output becomes a low potential.

In the fourth phase T4, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=1 or 0, VHD=1 or 0.

In the phase T4, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 become to be cut off because the potentials of the Rst1and Rst2 become low potentials. The first switch transistor T1 remainscutoff because the Input remains at low potential. When the VHD is athigh potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is turned on, the nodecontrol signal is transmitted to the third node C through the sixthswitch transistor T6, the potential of the third node C is a highpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is turned on, the potentialof the second node B is a high potential, the second node B controls theeighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4 to beturned on, the reference signal is transmitted to the first node Athrough the eighth switch transistor T8 so as to keep the first node Aat low potential, the capacitor C1 is in discharge state, and the thirdswitch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenthswitch transistor T10 remain cutoff. Since the third switch transistorT3 is cut off, regardless of whether the CK1 is at high potential or lowpotential, it has no impact on the driving signal output terminalOutput. The reference signal is transmitted to the driving signal outputterminal Output through the fourth switch transistor T4 to keep thedriving signal output terminal Output at low potential. When the VHD isat low potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 becomes to be cut off,the potential of the third node C becomes a low potential, the seventhswitch transistor T7 becomes to be cut off, and the potential of thesecond node B becomes a low potential. The eighth switch transistor T8and the fourth switch transistor T4 become to be cut off, the first nodeA remains at low potential, and the third switch transistor T3, theninth switch transistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 remaincutoff. Since the third switch transistor T3 is cut off, regardless ofwhether the CK1 is at high potential or low potential, it has no impacton the driving signal output terminal Output. The driving signal outputterminal Output is in floating state and remains at low potential.

Furthermore, in this phase, when the first clock signal is at a risingedge, it would generate noises on the first node A and the drivingsignal output terminal Output. However, since the node control signal isa high-potential signal when the first clock signal is at a rising edge,the node control signal controls the potential of the second node B tobe a high potential by means of the sixth switch transistor T6 and theseventh switch transistor T7, while the second node B controls thepotential of the first node A to be a low potential by means of theeighth switch transistor T8 and the second node B further controls thedriving signal output terminal Output to output a low-potential signalby means of the fourth switch transistor T4, thereby effectivelyeliminating the noises that would be generated by the change in thefirst clock signal on the first node A and the driving signal outputterminal Output.

Thereafter, the shift register repeats the above-mentioned fourth-phaseoperation until the shift register starts receiving the input signal ofnext frame. In this way, in one frame period, during the period from thefourth phase to the start of the next frame, since the node controlsignal terminal VHD is of a clock signal, the sixth switch transistorT6, the seventh switch transistor T7, the eighth switch transistor T8and the fourth switch transistor T4 are in turn-on state only when thenode control signal is at high potential, thereby preventing the abovefour switch transistors from being always in turn-on state in the fourthphase and further extending the service life thereof.

In an embodiment, the first reset control signal of the first resetcontrol signal terminal Rst1 is delayed 0.5 pulse width than the secondreset control signal of the second reset control signal terminal Rst2,and the node control signal of the node control signal terminal VHD is aDC signal, and the corresponding input-output timing diagram is shown inFIG. 4c . Specifically, four phases T1, T2, T3 and T4 in theinput-output timing diagram as shown in FIG. 4c are selected.

In the first phase T1, Input=1, Rst1=0, Rst2=0, CK1=0, VHD=1.

In phase T1, the specific operation process is the same as the phase T1in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4a , which is not described here forsimplicity.

In the second phase T2, Input=0, Rst1=0, Rst2=0, CK1=1 and VHD=1.

In the phase T2, the specific operation process is the same as the phaseT2 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4a , which is not be described herefor simplicity.

In the third phase T3, Input=0, Rst1=0 or 1, Rst2=1, CK1=0, VHD=1.

In the phase T3, since the potential of the Rst2 becomes a highpotential, the fifth switch transistor T5 becomes turned on, thereference signal is transmitted to the driving signal output terminalOutput through the fifth switch transistor T5, and the potential of thedriving signal output terminal Output becomes a low potential. Since theInput remains at low potential, the first switch transistor T1 remainscutoff. Since the VHD remains at high potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 remains turned on. When the Rst1 remains at low potential,the second switch transistor T2 remains cutoff. Since the potential ofthe CK1 becomes a low potential and the capacitor has bootstrap effect,the potential of the first node A is pulled down but is still at highpotential, the third switch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistorT9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 remains turned on, and thereference signal is transmitted to the third node C through the ninthswitch transistor T9. When the VHD is at low potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is cut off and the potential of the third node C is a lowpotential. When the VHD is at high potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is turned on. Due to the setting of width to length ratiosof the sixth switch transistor T6 and the ninth switch transistor T9,the potential of the third node C is a low potential. Therefore,regardless of whether or not the node control signal terminal VHDcontrols the sixth switch transistor T6 to be turned on, the potentialof the third node C is a low potential and the seventh switch transistorT7 is cut off. The reference signal is transmitted to the second node Bthrough the tenth switch transistor T10, the potential of the secondnode B is a low potential, thus the fourth switch transistor T4 and theeighth switch transistor remain T8 remain cutoff. The first clock signalis transmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thethird switch transistor T3 to further ensure that the potential of thedriving signal output terminal Output is a low potential. When thepotential of the Rst1 becomes a high potential, the second switchtransistor T2 becomes turned on, the reference signal is transmitted tothe first node A through the second switch transistor T2, the potentialof the first node A becomes a low potential, the capacitor C1 is indischarge state, and the third switch transistor T3, the ninth switchtransistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 become to be cut off.The node control signal is transmitted to the third node C through thesixth switch transistor T6, the potential of the third node C becomes ahigh potential, the switch transistor T7 becomes turned on, thepotential of the second node B becomes a high potential, the second nodeB controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switchtransistor to become turned on, the reference signal is transmitted tothe first node A through the eighth switch transistor T8 to furtherensure that the potential of the first node A is a low potential, andthe reference signal is transmitted to the driving signal outputterminal Output through the fourth switch transistor T4 to furtherensure that the potential of the driving signal output terminal Outputis a low potential.

In the fourth phase T4, Input=0, Rst1=1 or 0, Rst2=0, CK1=1 or 0, VHD=1.

In the phase T4, the first switch transistor T1 remains turned onbecause the Input remains at low potential. The fifth switch transistorT5 becomes to be cut off because the potential of the Rst2 becomes a lowpotential, and the sixth switch transistor T6 remains turned on becausethe VHD remains at high potential. When the Rst1 remains at highpotential, the second switch transistor T2 remains turned on, thereference signal is transmitted to the first node A through the secondswitch transistor T2, the first node A remains at low potential, thecapacitor C1 remains in the discharge state, and the third switchtransistor T3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenth switchtransistor T10 remain cutoff. Therefore, since the third switchtransistor T3 is cut off, regardless of whether the CK1 is at highpotential or low potential, it has no impact on the driving signaloutput terminal Output. The node control signal is transmitted to thethird node C through the sixth switch transistor T6, the third node Cremains at high potential, the seventh switch transistor T7 remainsturned on, the second node B remains at high potential, the second nodeB controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switchtransistor to be turned on, the reference signal is transmitted to thefirst node A through the eighth switch transistor T8 to further keep thefirst node A at low potential, and the reference signal is transmittedto the driving signal output terminal Output through the fourth switchtransistor T4 to keep the driving signal output terminal Output at lowpotential. When the potential of the Rst1 becomes a low potential, thesecond switch transistor T2 becomes to be cut off. The node controlsignal is transmitted to the third node C through the sixth switchtransistor T6, the third node C remains at high potential, the seventhswitch transistor T7 remains turned on, the second node B remains athigh potential, the second node B controls the eighth switch transistorT8 and the fourth switch transistor T4 to remain turned on, thereference signal is transmitted to the first node A through the eighthswitch transistor T8 to keep the first node A at low potential, thecapacitor C1 remains in discharge state, and the third switch transistorT3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10remain cutoff. Since the third switch transistor T3 is cut off,regardless of whether the CK1 is at high potential or low potential, ithas no impact on the driving signal output terminal Output. Thereference signal is transmitted to the driving signal output terminalOutput through the fourth switch transistor T4 so that the drivingsignal output terminal Output remains at low potential.

Thereafter, the shift register repeats the above-mentioned fourth-phaseoperation until the shift register starts receiving the input signal ofnext frame. In this way, in one frame period, during the period from thefourth phase to the start of the next frame, when the first clock signalis at a rising edge, it would generate noises on the first node A andthe driving signal output terminal Output. However, since the nodecontrol signal is a high-potential signal when the first clock signal isat a rising edge, the node control signal controls the potential of thesecond node B to be a high potential by means of the sixth switchtransistor T6 and the seventh switch transistor T7, while the secondnode B controls the potential of the first node A to be a low potentialby means of the eighth switch transistor T8 and the second node Bfurther controls the driving signal output terminal Output to output alow-potential signal by means of the fourth switch transistor T4,thereby effectively eliminating the noises that would be generated bythe first clock signal terminal CK1 on the first node A and the drivingsignal output terminal Output.

In an embodiment, the first reset control signal of the first resetcontrol signal terminal Rst1 is delayed 0.5 pulse width than the secondreset control signal of the second reset control signal terminal Rst2,the node control signal of the node control signal terminal VHD is asecond clock signal, the period width of the first clock signal is equalto the period width of the second clock signal, and the correspondinginput-output timing diagram is shown in FIG. 4d . Specifically, fourphases T1, T2, T3 and T4 in the input-output timing diagram as shown inFIG. 4d are selected.

In the first phase T1, Input=1, Rst1=0, Rst2=0, CK1=0, VHD=0 or 1.

In the phase T1, the specific operation process is the same as the phaseT1 in the embodiment as shown in FIG. 4b , which is not described herefor simplicity.

In the second phase T2, Input=0, Rst1=0, Rst2=0, CK1=1, VHD=1 or 0.

In the phase T2, the specific operation process is the same as the phaseT2 in the embodiment as shown in FIG. 4b , which is not described herefor simplicity.

In the third phase T3, Input=0, Rst1=0 or 1, Rst2=1, CK1=0, VHD=0 or 1.

In the phase T3, the first switch transistor T1 remains cutoff becausethe Input remains at low potential. Since the potential of the Rst2becomes a high potential, the fifth switch transistor T5 becomes turnedon, the reference signal is transmitted to the driving signal outputterminal Output through the fifth switch transistor T5, and thepotential of the driving signal output terminal Output becomes a lowpotential. When the Rst1 remains at low potential, the second switchtransistor T2 is cut off. Since the potential of the first clock signalbecomes a low potential and the function of the capacitor C1, thepotential of the first node A is pulled down but is still at highpotential, the third switch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistorT9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 are turned on, and the referencesignal is transmitted to the third node C through the ninth switchtransistor T9. Since the VHD remains at low potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 remains cutoff, and the third node C remains at lowpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 remains cutoff. Thereference signal is transmitted to the second node B through the tenthswitch transistor T10 and the potential of the second node B is a lowpotential, thus the fourth switch transistor T4 and the eighth switchtransistor T8 are cut off. The first clock signal is transmitted to thedriving signal output terminal Output through the third switchtransistor T3 to further ensure that the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output is a low potential. When the potential of theRst1 becomes a high potential, the second switch transistor T2 becomesturned on, the reference signal is transmitted to the first node Athrough the second switch transistor T2, the potential of the first nodeA becomes a low potential, the capacitor C1 is in discharge state, andthe third switch transistor T3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and thetenth switch transistor T10 become to be cut off. Since the potential ofthe VHD becomes a high potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 isturned on, the node control signal is transmitted to the third node Cthrough the sixth switch transistor T6, the potential of the third nodeC becomes a high potential, the seventh switch transistor T7 becomesturned on, the potential of the second node B becomes a high potential,and the second node B controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and thefourth switch transistor to become turned on. The reference signal istransmitted to the first node A through the eighth switch transistor T8to cause the potential of the first node A to become a low potential,the capacitor C1 is in discharge state, and the third switch transistorT3, the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10become to be cut off. The reference signal is transmitted to the drivingsignal output terminal Output through the fourth switch transistor T4 tofurther ensure that the potential of the driving signal output terminalOutput is a low potential.

In the fourth phase T4, Input=0, Rst1=1 or 0, Rst2=0, CK1=1 or 0, VHD=1or 0.

In the phase T4, the first switch transistor T1 remains turned onbecause the Input remains at low potential, and the fifth switchtransistor T5 becomes to be cut off because the potential of the Rst2becomes a low potential. When the Rst1 remains at high potential, thesecond switch transistor T2 is turned on, the reference signal istransmitted to the first node A through the second switch transistor T2,and the first node A remains at low potential. The capacitor C1 remainsin the discharge state, and the third switch transistor T3, the ninthswitch transistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 remains cutoff.Since the third switch transistor T3 is cut off, regardless of whetherthe CK1 is at high potential or low potential, it has no impact on thedriving signal output terminal Output. Since the VHD is at highpotential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is turned on, the node controlsignal is transmitted to the third node C through the sixth switchtransistor T6, the potential of the third node C is a high potential,the seventh switch transistor T7 is turned on, the potential of thesecond node B is a high potential, the second node B controls the eighthswitch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4 to be turnedon, the reference signal is transmitted to the first node through theeighth switch transistor T8 to keep the first node A at low potential,the capacitor C1 remains in the discharge state, and the third switchtransistor T3 and the ninth switch transistor T9 and the tenth switchtransistor T10 remain cutoff. Therefore, since the third switchtransistor T3 is cut off, regardless of whether the CK1 is at highpotential or low potential, it has no impact on the driving signaloutput terminal Output. The reference signal is transmitted to thedriving signal output terminal Output through the fourth switchtransistor T4 so that the driving signal output terminal Output is atlow potential. When the potential of the Rst1 becomes a low potential,the second switch transistor T2 is cut off and the potential of thefirst node A becomes a low potential. When the potential of the VHDbecomes a low potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is cut off, thepotential of the third node C is a low potential, the seventh switchtransistor T7 is cut off, the potential of the second node B is a lowpotential, the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switchtransistor become to be cut off, the first node A remains at lowpotential, and the third switch transistor T3, the ninth switchtransistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 remain cutoff. Sincethe third switch transistor T3 is cut off, regardless of whether the CK1is at high potential or low potential, it has no impact on the drivingsignal output terminal Output. The driving signal output terminal Outputis in floating state and remains at low potential. When the potential ofthe VHD is a high potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is turnedon, the node control signal is transmitted to the third node C throughthe sixth switch transistor T6, the potential of the third node C is ahigh potential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is turned on, thepotential of the second node B is a high potential, the second node Bcontrols the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switchtransistor T4 to be turned on, the reference signal is transmitted tothe first node through the eighth switch transistor T8 so that thepotential of the first node A is a low potential, the capacitor C1remains in discharge state, the third switch transistor T3, and theninth switch transistor T9 and the tenth switch transistor T10 remaincutoff. Since the third switch transistor T3 is cut off, regardless ofwhether CK1 is at high potential or low potential, it has no impact onthe driving signal output terminal Output, and the reference signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefourth switch transistor T4 so that the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output is a low potential.

Thereafter, the shift register repeats the above-mentioned fourth-phaseoperation until the shift register starts receiving the input signal ofnext frame. In this way, in one frame period, during the period from thefourth phase to the start of the next frame, when the first clock signalis at a rising edge, it would generate noises on the first node A andthe driving signal output terminal Output. However, since the nodecontrol signal is a high-potential signal when the first clock signal isat a rising edge, the node control signal controls the potential of thesecond node B to be a high potential by means of the sixth switchtransistor T6 and the seventh switch transistor T7, while the secondnode B controls the potential of the first node A to be a low potentialby means of the eighth switch transistor T8 and the second node Bfurther controls the driving signal output terminal Output to output alow-potential signal by means of the fourth switch transistor T4,thereby effectively eliminating the noises that would be generated bythe first clock signal terminal CK1 on the first node A and the drivingsignal output terminal Output.

Furthermore, in this phase, since the node control signal is a clocksignal, the sixth switch transistor T6, the seventh switch transistorT7, the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4are in turn-on state only when the node control signal is ahigh-potential signal, thereby preventing the above four switchtransistors from being always in turn-on state during the fourth phaseand further extending the service life thereof.

In an embodiment, the first reset control signal terminal Rst1 and thesecond reset control signal terminal Rst2 are the same signal terminal,the node control signal of the node control signal terminal VHD is asecond clock signal, the period width of the first clock signal is equalto the period width of the second clock signal, and the correspondinginput-output timing diagram is shown in FIG. 5a . Specifically, fourphases T1, T2, T3 and T4 in the input-output timing diagram as shown inFIG. 5a are selected.

In the first phase T1, Input=1, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=0, CKB1=1, VHD=0 or 1.

In the phase T1, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 are cut off because the Rst1 and Rst2 are at lowpotential. The first switch transistor T1, the twelfth switch transistorT12 and the thirteenth switch transistor T13 are turned on because theInput is at high potential. Since the CKB is at high potential, thefifteenth switch transistor T15 is turned on, the reference signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefifteenth switch transistor T15, and the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output is a low potential. The driving signal outputterminal Output controls the eleventh switch transistor T11 and thefourteenth switch transistor T14 to be cut off. The input signal istransmitted to the first node A through the first switch transistor T1,the potential of the first node A is a high potential, the capacitor C1is in charge state, and the third switch transistor T3 is turned on. Thereference signal is transmitted to the third node C through the twelfthswitch transistor T12. When the VHD is at low potential, the sixthswitch transistor T6 is cut off and the potential of the third node C isa low potential. When the VHD is at high potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is turned on. Due to the setting of width to length ratiosof the sixth switch transistor T6 and the eleventh switch transistorT11, the potential of the third node C is a low potential. Therefore,regardless of whether or not the node control signal terminal VHDcontrols the sixth switch transistor T6 to be turned on, the potentialof the third node C is a low potential and the seventh switch transistorT7 is cut off. The reference signal is transmitted to the second node Bthrough the thirteenth switch transistor T13 and the potential of thesecond node B is a low potential, thus the fourth switch transistor T4and the eighth switch transistor T8 are cut off. The first clock signalis transmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thethird switch transistor T3 to further ensure that the potential of thedriving signal output terminal Output is a low potential.

In the second phase T2, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=1, CKB1=0, VHD=1 or 0.

In the phase T2, the second switch transistor T2 and the fifth switchtransistor T5 remain cutoff because the Rst1 and Rst2 remain at lowpotential. The first switch transistor T1, the twelfth switch transistorT12, and the thirteenth switch transistor T13 becomes to be cut offbecause the potential of the Input becomes a low potential. Thefifteenth switch transistor T15 becomes to be cut off because thepotential of the CKB1 becomes a low potential. Since the potential ofthe CK1 becomes a high potential, the potential of the first node A isfurther pulled up due to the bootstrap effect of the capacitor C1, thethird switch transistor T3 is turned on, the first clock signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thethird switch transistor T3, and the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output is a high potential. The driving signal outputterminal Output controls the eleventh switch transistor T11 and thefourteenth switch transistor T14 to be turned on. The reference signalis transmitted to the third node C through the eleventh switchtransistor T11. When the VHD is at low potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is cut off and the potential of the third node C is a lowpotential. When the VHD is at high potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is turned on. Due to the setting of width to length ratiosof the sixth switch transistor T6 and the eleventh switch transistorT11, the potential of the third node C is a low potential. Therefore,regardless of whether or not the node control signal terminal VHDcontrols the sixth switch transistor T6 to be turned on, the potentialof the third node C is a low potential and the seventh switch transistorT7 is cut off. The reference signal is transmitted to the second node Bthrough the fourteenth switch transistor T14 and the potential of thesecond node B is a low potential, thus the fourth switch transistor T4and the eighth switch transistor T8 are cut off.

In the third phase T3, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=1, CK1=0, CKB1=1, VHD=0 or 1.

In the phase T3, the first switch transistor T1, the twelfth switchtransistor T12 and the thirteenth switch transistor T13 remain cutoffbecause the Input remains at the low potential. The second switchtransistor T2 and the fifth switch transistor T5 become turned onbecause the potentials of the Rst1 and Rst2 become high potentials.Since the potential of the CKB1 becomes a high potential, the fifteenthswitch transistor T15 becomes turned on, the reference signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefifth switch transistor T5, and the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal is a low potential. Meanwhile, the reference signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefifteenth switch transistor T15 to further ensure that the potential ofthe driving signal output terminal Output is a low potential. Thereference signal is transmitted to the first node A through the secondswitch transistor T2, the potential of the first node A becomes a lowpotential, the capacitor C1 is in discharge state, and the third switchtransistor becomes to be cut off. When the VHD remains at low potential,the sixth switch transistor T6 is cut off, the potential of the thirdnode C is a low potential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is cut offand the potential of the second node B is a low potential, thus thefourth switch transistor T4 and the eighth switch transistor T8 are cutoff. When the potential of the VHD becomes a high potential, the sixthswitch transistor T6 is turned on, the node control signal istransmitted to the third node C through the sixth switch transistor T6,the potential of the third node C becomes a high potential, the seventhswitch transistor T7 is turned on, the potential of the second node Bbecomes a high potential, and the second node B controls the eighthswitch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4 to be turnedon. The reference signal is transmitted to the first node A through theeighth switch transistor T8 so that the potential of the first node A isa low potential, the capacitor C1 remains in discharge state, and thethird switch transistor T3 becomes to be cut off. The reference signalis transmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefourth switch transistor T4 to further ensure that the potential of thedriving signal output terminal Output is a low potential. At the sametime, the driving signal output terminal Output controls the eleventhswitch transistor T11 and the fourteenth switch transistor T14 to be cutoff.

In the fourth phase T4, Input=0, Rst1=Rst2=0, CK1=1 or 0, CKB1=0 or 1,and VHD=1 or 0.

In the phase T4, the first switch transistor T1, the twelfth switchtransistor T12 and the thirteenth switch transistor T13 remain cutoffbecause the Input remains at low potential. The second switch transistorT2 and the fifth switch transistor T5 remain cutoff because the Rst1 andRst2 remain at low potential. When the CKB1 is at low potential, thefifteenth switch transistor T15 is cut off. When the node control signalterminal VHD is at high potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 isturned on, the node control signal is transmitted to the third node Cthrough the sixth switch transistor T6, the potential of the third nodeC is a high potential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is turned on,the potential of the second node B is a high potential, and the secondnode B controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switchtransistor T4 to be turned on. The reference signal is transmitted tothe first node A through the eighth switch transistor T8 so that thepotential of the first node A is a low potential, the capacitor C1 is indischarge state, and the third switch transistor T3 becomes to be cutoff. Since the third switch transistor T3 is cut off, regardless ofwhether the CK1 is at high potential or low potential, it has no impacton the driving signal output terminal Output. The reference signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefourth switch transistor T4 so that the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output is a low potential. When the node control signalterminal VHD is at low potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is cutoff, the potential of the third node C is a low potential, the seventhswitch transistor T7 is cut off, and the potential of the second node Bis a low potential, thus the fourth switch transistor T4 and the eighthswitch transistor T8 are cut off. The driving signal output terminalOutput is in the floating state, the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output is a low potential, and the driving signal outputterminal Output controls the eleventh switch transistor T11 and thefourteenth switch transistor T14 to become to be cut off. When the CKB1is at high potential, the fifteenth switch transistor T15 is turned on,the reference signal is transmitted to the driving signal outputterminal Output through the fifteenth switch transistor T15, thepotential of the driving signal output terminal Output is a lowpotential, and the driving signal output terminal Output controls theeleventh switch transistor T11 and the fourteenth switch transistor T14to become to be cut off. When the node control signal terminal VHD is athigh potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is turned on, the nodecontrol signal is transmitted to the third node C through the sixthswitch transistor T6, the potential of the third node C is a highpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is turned on, the potentialof the second node B is a high potential, and the second node B controlsthe eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4 tobe turned on. The reference signal is transmitted to the first node Athrough the eighth switch transistor T8 so that the potential of thefirst node A is a low potential, the capacitor C1 remains in dischargestate, and the third switch transistor T3 becomes to be cut off. Sincethe third switch transistor T3 is cut off, regardless of whether the CK1is at high potential or low potential, it has no impact on the drivingsignal output terminal Output. The reference signal is transmitted tothe driving signal output terminal Output through the fourth switchtransistor T4 so that the potential of the driving signal outputterminal Output is at low potential and the driving signal outputterminal Output controls the eleventh switch transistor T11 and thefourteenth switch transistor T14 to become to be cut off. When the nodecontrol signal terminal VHD is at low potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is cut off, the potential of the third node C is a lowpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is cut off, and thepotential of the second node B is a low potential, thus the fourthswitch transistor T4 and the eighth switch transistor T8 are cut off,the driving signal output terminal Output is in floating state, thepotential of the driving signal output terminal Output is a lowpotential, and the driving signal output terminal Output controls theeleventh switch transistor T11 and the fourteenth switch transistor T14to become to be cut off.

Thereafter, the shift register repeats the above-mentioned fourth-phaseoperation until the shift register starts receiving the input signal ofnext frame. In this way, in one frame period, during the period from thefourth phase to the start of the next frame, when the first clock signalis at a rising edge, it would generate noises on the first node A andthe driving signal output terminal Output. However, since the nodecontrol signal is a high-potential signal when the first clock signal isat a rising edge, the node control signal controls the potential of thesecond node B to be a high potential by means of the sixth switchtransistor T6 and the seventh switch transistor T7, while the secondnode B controls the potential of the first node A to be a low potentialby means of the eighth switch transistor T8 and the second node Bfurther controls the driving signal output terminal Output to output alow-potential signal by means of the fourth switch transistor T4,thereby effectively eliminating the noises that would be generated bythe first clock signal terminal CK1 on the first node A and the drivingsignal output terminal Output.

Furthermore, in this phase, since the node control signal is a clocksignal, the sixth switch transistor T6, the seventh switch transistorT7, the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4are in turn-on state only when the node control signal is ahigh-potential signal, thereby preventing the above four switchtransistors from being always in turn-on state during the fourth phaseand further extending the service life thereof.

In an embodiment, the first reset control signal of the first resetcontrol signal terminal Rst1 is delayed 0.5 pulse width than the secondreset control signal of the second reset control signal terminal Rst2,the node control signal of the node control signal terminal VHD is asecond clock signal, the period width of the first clock signal is equalto the period width of the second clock signal, and the correspondinginput-output timing diagram is shown in FIG. 5b . Specifically, fourphases T1, T2, T3 and T4 in the input-output timing diagram as shown inFIG. 5b are selected.

In the first phase T1, Input=1, Rst1=0, Rst2=0, CK1=0, CKB1=1, VHD=0 or1.

In the phase T1, the specific operation process is the same as the phaseT1 in the embodiment as shown in FIG. 5a , which is not described herefor simplicity.

In the second phase T2, Input=0, Rst1=0, Rst2=0, CK1=1, CKB=0, VHD=1 or0.

In the phase T2, the specific operation process is the same as the phaseT2 in the embodiment as shown in FIG. 5a , which is not described herefor simplicity.

In the third phase T3, Input=0, Rst1=0 or 1, Rst2=1, CK1=0, CKB=1, VHD=0or 1.

In the phase T3, the first switch transistor T1, the twelfth switchtransistor T12, and the thirteenth switch transistor T13 remain cutoffbecause the Input remains at low potential. The fifteenth switchtransistor T15 becomes turned on because the potential of the CKB1becomes a high potential. The reference signal is transmitted to thedriving signal output terminal Output through the fifteenth switchtransistor T15, the potential of the driving signal output terminalOutput becomes a low potential, and the driving signal output terminalOutput controls the eleventh switch transistor T11 and the fourteenthswitch transistor T14 to become to be cut off. Since the potential ofthe Rst2 becomes a high potential, the fifth switch transistor T5 isturned on, and the reference signal is transmitted to the driving signaloutput terminal Output through the fifth switch transistor T5 to furtherensure that the potential of the driving signal output terminal Outputis a low potential. When Rst1 is at low potential, the second switchtransistor T2 is cut off. Since the potential of the CK1 becomes a lowpotential and the function of the capacitor C1, the potential of thefirst node A is pulled down but still remains at high potential. Thethird switch transistor T3 remains turned on. The first clock signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thethird switch transistor T3 to further ensure that the potential of thedriving signal output terminal Output is a low potential. At that time,when the node control signal terminal VHD is at low potential, thesecond node B and the third node C are both at low potential, and theseventh switch transistor T7, the fourth switch transistor T4 and theeighth switch transistor T8 are cut off. When the node control signalterminal VHD is at high potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 isturned on, the node control signal is transmitted to the third node Cthrough the sixth switch transistor T6, the potential of the third nodeC is a high potential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is turned on,the potential of the second node B is a high potential, and the secondnode B controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switchtransistor T4 to be turned on. The reference signal is transmitted tothe first node A through the eighth switch transistor T8 so that thepotential of the first node A is a low potential, the capacitor C1 is indischarge state, and the third switch transistor T3 becomes to be cutoff. The reference signal is transmitted to the driving signal outputterminal Output through the fourth switch transistor T4 to furtherensure that the potential of the driving signal output terminal Outputis a low potential. When the Rst1 is at high potential, the secondswitch transistor T2 is turned on, the reference signal is transmittedto the first node A through the second switch transistor T2, thepotential of the first node A becomes a low potential, the capacitor C1is in discharge state, and the third switch transistor T3 becomes to becut off. At that time, when the node control signal terminal VHD is atlow potential, the second node B and the third node C are both at lowpotential, and the seventh switch transistor T7, the fourth switchtransistor T4 and the eighth switch transistor T8 are cut off. When thenode control signal terminal VHD is at high potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is turned on, the node control signal is transmitted tothe third node C through the sixth switch transistor T6, the potentialof the third node C is a high potential, the seventh switch transistorT7 is turned on, the potential of the second node B is a high potential,and the second node B controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and thefourth switch transistor T4 to be turned on. The reference signal istransmitted to the first node A through the eighth switch transistor T8to further ensure that the potential of the first node A is a lowpotential. The reference signal Vref is transmitted to the drivingsignal output terminal Output through the fourth switch transistor T4 tofurther ensure that the potential of the driving signal output terminalOutput is a low potential.

In the fourth phase T4, Input=0, Rst1=1 or 0, Rst2=0, CK1=1 or 0, CKB1=0or 1, VHD=1 or 0.

In the phase T4, the first switch transistor T1, the twelfth switchtransistor T12 and the thirteenth switch transistor T13 remain cutoffbecause the Input remains at low potential. The fifth switch transistorT5 becomes to be cut off because the potential of the Rst2 becomes a lowpotential. When the Rst1 is high potential, the second switch transistorT2 is turned on, the reference signal is transmitted to the first node Athrough the second switch transistor T2, the potential of the first nodeA is a low potential, the capacitor C1 remains in discharge state, andthe third switch to transistor T3 remains cutoff. Therefore, since thethird switch transistor T3 is cut off, regardless of whether the CK1 isat high potential or low potential, it has no impact on the drivingsignal output terminal Output. Since the node control signal terminalVHD is at high potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is turned on,the node control signal is transmitted to the third node C through thesixth switch transistor T6, the potential of the third node C is a highpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is turned on, the potentialof the second node B is a high potential, and the second node B controlsthe eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4 tobe turned on. The reference signal is transmitted to the first node Athrough the eighth switch transistor T8 to further ensure that thepotential of the first node A is a low potential. The reference signalis transmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefourth switch transistor T4, the potential of the driving signal outputterminal Output is a low potential, and the driving signal outputterminal Output controls the eleventh switch transistor T11 and thefourteenth switch transistor T14 to become to be cut off. Since the CKBis at low potential, the fifteenth switch transistor T15 is cut off.When the potential of the Rst1 becomes a low potential, the secondswitch transistor T2 becomes to be cut off. When the CKB1 is at lowpotential, the fifteenth switch transistor T15 is cut off. When the nodecontrol signal terminal VHD is at high potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is turned on. The node control signal is transmitted tothe third node C through the sixth switch transistor T6, the potentialof the third node C is a high potential, the seventh switch transistorT7 is turned on, the potential of the second node B is a high potential,and the second node B controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and thefourth switch transistor T4 to be turned on. The reference signal istransmitted to the first node A through the eighth switch transistor T8such that the potential of the first node A is a low potential, thecapacitor C1 is in discharge state, and the third switch transistor T3becomes to be cut off. Since the third switch transistor T3 is cut off,regardless of whether the CK1 is at high potential or low potential, ithas no impact on the driving signal output terminal Output. Thereference signal is transmitted to the driving signal output terminalOutput through the fourth switch transistor T4 so that the potential ofthe driving signal output terminal Output is a low potential. When thenode control signal terminal VHD is at low potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is cut off, the potential of the third node C is a lowpotential, the seventh switch transistor T7 is cut off, and thepotential of the second node B is a low potential, thus the fourthswitch transistor T4 and the eighth switch transistor T8 are cut off.The driving signal output terminal Output is in floating state, thepotential of the driving signal output terminal Output is a lowpotential, and the driving signal output terminal Output controls theeleventh switch transistor T11 and the fourteenth switch transistor T14to become to be cut off. When the CKB1 is at high potential, thefifteenth switch transistor T15 is turned on, the reference signal istransmitted to the driving signal output terminal Output through thefifteenth switch transistor T15, the potential of the driving signaloutput terminal Output is a low potential, and the driving signal outputterminal Output controls the eleventh switch transistor T11 and thefourteenth switch transistor T14 to become to be cut off. When the nodecontrol signal terminal VHD is at high potential, the sixth switchtransistor T6 is turned on, the node control signal is transmitted tothe third node C through the sixth switch transistor T6, the potentialof the third node C is a high potential, the seventh switch transistorT7 is turned on, the potential of the second node B is a high potential,and the second node B controls the eighth switch transistor T8 and thefourth switch transistor T4 to be turned on. The reference signal istransmitted to the first node A through the eighth switch transistor T8so that the potential of the first node A is a low potential, thecapacitor C1 remains in discharge state, and the third switch transistorT3 becomes to be cut off. Since the third switch transistor T3 is cutoff, regardless of whether the CK1 is at high potential or lowpotential, it has no impact on the driving signal output terminalOutput. The reference signal is transmitted to the driving signal outputterminal Output through the fourth switch transistor T4 so that thepotential of the driving signal output terminal Output is a lowpotential. The driving signal output terminal Output controls theeleventh switch transistor T11 and the fourteenth switch transistor T14to become to be cut off. When the node control signal terminal VHD is atlow potential, the sixth switch transistor T6 is cut off, the potentialof the third node C is a low potential, the seventh switch transistor T7is cut off, and the potential of the second node B is a low potential,thus the fourth switch transistor T4 and the eighth switch transistor T8are cut off. The driving signal output terminal Output is in floatingstate, the potential of the driving signal output terminal Output is alow potential, and the driving signal output terminal Output controlsthe eleventh switch transistor T11 and the fourteenth switch transistorT14 to become to be cut off.

Thereafter, the shift register repeats the above-mentioned fourth-phaseoperation until the shift register starts receiving the input signal ofnext frame. In this way, in one frame period, during the period from thefourth phase to the start of the next frame, when the first clock signalis at a rising edge, it would generate noises on the first node A andthe driving signal output terminal Output. However, since the nodecontrol signal is a high-potential signal when the first clock signal isat a rising edge, the node control signal controls the potential of thesecond node B to be a high potential by means of the sixth switchtransistor T6 and the seventh switch transistor T7, while the secondnode B controls the potential of the first node A to be a low potentialby means of the eighth switch transistor T8 and the second node Bfurther controls the driving signal output terminal Output to output alow-potential signal by means of the fourth switch transistor T4,thereby effectively eliminating the noises that would be generated bythe first clock signal terminal CK1 on the first node A and the drivingsignal output terminal Output.

Furthermore, in this phase, since the node control signal is a clocksignal, the sixth switch transistor T6, the seventh switch transistorT7, the eighth switch transistor T8 and the fourth switch transistor T4are in turn-on state only when the node control signal is ahigh-potential signal, thereby preventing the above four switchtransistors from being always in turn-on state during the fourth phaseand further extending the service life thereof.

The above-mentioned embodiments are described by taking an N-type switchtransistor as an example. Specifically, the working principle of aP-type switch transistor is similar to that of the above-mentionedN-type switch transistor except that the P-type switch transistor isturned on at low level, which is not described here for simplicity.

On the basis of the same inventive concept, embodiments of the presentdisclosure further provide a gate driving circuit comprising, as shownin FIG. 6, a plurality of cascaded shift registers SR(1), SR(2) . . .SR(n) . . . SR(N−1), SR(N) (N shift registers in total, 1≤n≤N), wherein,for respective stages of shift registers, when the first reset controlsignal terminal Rst1 and the second reset control signal terminal Rst2are the same signal terminal,

except for the first-stage shift register SR(1), the driving signaloutput terminal Output_n of the shift register SR(n) of each of theremaining stages is connected to the first reset control signal terminalRst1 and the second reset control signal terminal Rst2 of the shiftregister SR(n−1) of one adjacent upper stage, respectively;

except for the last-stage shift register SR(N), the drive signal outputterminal Output_n of the shift register SR(n) of each of the remainingstages is connected to the input signal terminal Input of the shiftregister SR(n+1) of one adjacent lower stage, respectively;

the input signal terminal Input of the first-stage shift register SR(1)is connected to a frame start signal terminal STV.

Further, the first reset control signal terminal Rst1 and the secondreset control signal terminal Rst2 of the last-stage shift registerSR(N) are both connected to a reset control terminal Reset for resettingthe first node and the driving signal output terminal of the last-stageshift register SR(N) after the last-stage shift register SR(N) outputs ascanning signal. The reset control terminal Reset of the presentembodiment may be arranged individually or may be shared with otherterminals as long as it satisfies the condition that the last-stageshift register SR(N) can be normally reset.

Specifically, each shift register in the above gate driving circuit isidentical with the above shift register of the present disclosure interms of function and structure, repeated parts of which are notdescribed for simplicity.

Specifically, in the above shift register provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, as shown in FIG. 6, the reference signal terminalsVerf of respective stages of shift registers are connected to the samereference signal terminal Verf, the first clock signal terminals CK1 ofodd-stage shift registers and the third clock signal terminals CKB1 ofeven-stage shift registers are all connected to the same clock signalterminal CLK, and the third clock signal terminals CKB1 of the odd-stageshift registers and the first clock signal terminals CK1 of theeven-stage shift registers are all connected to the same clock signalterminal CLKB. When the node control signal of the node control signalterminal VHD is a DC signal, the node control signal terminals VHD ofrespective stages of shift registers are connected to the same nodecontrol signal terminal VHD.

Alternatively, in the above gate driving circuit provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, except for the first-stage shift register,the shift register of each of the remaining stages further comprises aframe initialization module 7, wherein as shown in FIG. 7, the inputterminal of the frame initialization module 7 is connected to the framestart signal terminal STV, and the output terminal thereof is connectedto the second node B.

The frame initialization module 7 is configured to initialize thedriving signal output terminal of the shift register under the controlof the frame start signal terminal STV. In this manner, when thefirst-stage shift register and the second-stage shift register receivean input signal, the frame initialization modules of other stages ofshift registers control the potentials of the second nodes B of otherstages of shift registers to be reset, thereby initializing the drivingsignal output terminals of the shift registers.

In the above gate driving circuit provided by embodiments of the presentdisclosure, as shown in FIGS. 8a and 8b , the frame initializationmodule 7 specifically comprises a sixteenth switch transistor T16,wherein

the gate and the source of the sixteenth switch transistor T16 are bothconnected to the frame start signal terminal STV, and the drain of thesixteenth switch transistor T16 is connected to the second node B.

Upon implementation, the sixteenth switch transistor T16 may be anN-type transistor or a P-type transistor, which is not limited here.

The above specific structure of the frame initialization module in theshift register is just illustrative. Upon implementation, the specificstructure of the frame initialization module is not limited to the abovestructure provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, and mayalso be other structures known to those skilled in the art, which is notlimited here.

On the basis of the same inventive concept, embodiments of the presentdisclosure further provide a gate driving circuit comprising, as shownin FIG. 9, a plurality of cascaded shift registers SR(1), SR(2) . . .SR(n) . . . SR (N−1) and SR (N) (N shift registers in total, 1≤n≤N).FIG. 9 only shows connection relationships of SR(1), SR(2), SR(3) andSR(4), wherein, for respective stages of shift registers, when thesignal of the first reset control signal terminal Rst1 is delayed morethan zero less than one pulse width from the signal of the second resetcontrol signal terminal Rst2,

except for the first-stage shift register SR(1) and the second-stageshift register SR(2), the drive signal output terminal Output_n of theshift register SR(n) of each of the remaining stages is connected to thesecond reset control signal terminals Rst2 of the shift registerSR(n−2), respectively;

except for the first-stage shift register SR(1), the second resetcontrol signal terminal Rst2 of the shift register SR(n) of each of theremaining stages is connected to the first reset control signal terminalRst1 of the shift register SR(n−1), respectively;

Except for the shift registers of the last two stages, the drivingsignal output signal Output_n of the shift register SR(n) of each of theremaining stages is connected to the input signal terminal Input of theshift register SR(n+2), respectively;

the input signal terminals Input of the first-stage shift register SR(1)and the second-stage shift register SR(2) are connected to the framestart signal terminal STV.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the second reset control signal terminalRst2 of the shift register SR(N−1) of the penultimate stage is connectedto a first reset control terminal Reset1, and the first reset controlsignal terminal Rst1 of the shift register SR(N−1) of the penultimatestage is connected to a second reset control terminal Reset2 forresetting the first node and the driving signal output terminal of thelast-stage shift register SR(N) after the shift register SR(N−1) of thepenultimate stage outputs a scanning signal. The first reset controlsignal terminal Rst1 of the last-stage shift register SR(N) is connectedto a third reset control terminal Reset3, and the second reset controlsignal terminal Rst2 of the last-stage shift register SR(N) is connectedto the second reset control terminal Reset2 for resetting the first nodeand the driving signal output terminal of the last-stage shift registerSR(N) after the last-stage shift register SR(N) outputs a scanningsignal.

Specifically, each shift register in the above gate driving circuit isidentical with the shift register of the present disclosure in terms offunction and structure, repeated parts of which are not described forsimplicity.

Specifically, in the above gate driving circuit provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 9, the reference signalterminals Verf of respective stages of shift registers are connected tothe same reference signal terminal Verf, the first clock signals CK1 ofthe shift registers of the (4n+1)^(th) stages (n=0, 1, 2, 3 . . . ) andthe third clock signals CKB1 of the shift registers of the (4n+3)^(th)stages are both connected to the same clock signal terminal CLK1, thethird clock signals CKB1 of the shift registers of the (4n+1)^(th)stages and the first clock signals CK1 of the shift registers of the(4n+3)^(th) stages are both connected to the same clock signal terminalCLK1B, the first clock signals CK1 of the shift registers of the(4n+2)^(th) stages and the third clock signals CKB1 of the shiftregisters of the (4n+4) stages are both connected to the same clocksignal terminal CLK2, and the third clock signals CKB1 of the shiftregisters of the (4n+2)^(th) stages and the first clock signals CK1 ofthe shift registers of the (4n+4)^(th) stages are both connected to thesame clock signal terminal CLK2B. When the node control signal of thenode control signal terminal VHD is a DC signal, the node control signalterminals VHD of respective stages of shift registers are all connectedto the same node control signal terminal VHD.

Alternatively, in the above gate driving circuit provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, except for the first-stage shift register andthe second-stage shift register, the shift register of each of theremaining stages further comprises a frame initialization module 7,wherein

as shown in FIG. 7, the input terminal of the frame initializationmodule 7 is connected to the frame start signal terminal STV, and theoutput terminal thereof is connected to the second node B.

The frame initialization module 7 is configured to initialize thedriving signal output terminal of the shift register under the controlof the frame start signal terminal STV. In this manner, when thefirst-stage shift register and the second-stage shift register receivean input signal, the frame initialization modules of other stages ofshift registers control the potentials of the second nodes B of otherstages of shift registers to be reset, thereby initializing the drivingsignal output terminals of the shift registers.

Alternatively, in the above gate driving circuit provided by embodimentsof the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 8a and 8b , the frameinitialization module 7 specifically comprises a sixteenth switchtransistor T16, wherein

the gate and the source of the sixteenth switch transistor T16 are bothconnected to the frame start signal terminal STV, and the drain of thesixteenth switch transistor T16 is connected to the second node B.

Upon implementation, the sixteenth switch transistor T16 may be anN-type transistor or a P-type transistor, which is not limited here.

The above specific structure of the frame initialization module in theshift register is just illustrative. Upon implementation, the specificstructure of the frame initialization module is not limited to the abovestructure provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, and mayalso be other structures known to those skilled in the art, which is notlimited here.

On the basis of the same inventive concept, embodiments of the presentdisclosure further provide a display device comprising the above gatedriving circuit through which a scanning signal is supplied torespective gate lines on the array substrate in the display device. Theimplementation thereof may refer to the description of the above gatedriving circuit, and the same parts are not repeated here.

On the basis of the same inventive concept, embodiments of the presentdisclosure further provide a driving method of any of the shiftregisters described above including an input phase, an output phase, areset phase and a reset hold phase, wherein

during the reset hold phase, the pull-down driving module eliminates thenoise on the first node resulting from the change in the first clocksignal under the control of the node control signal terminal.

Specifically, in the above driving method provided by embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the input phase corresponds to the phase T1 in theembodiments described above, the output phase corresponds to the phaseT2 in the embodiments described above, the reset phase corresponds tothe phase T3 in the embodiments described above, and the reset holdphase corresponds to the phase T4 in the embodiments described above.The detailed processes will not be described in detail.

Alternatively, in the above driving method provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, when the effective pulse signal of the inputsignal terminal is a high-potential signal, the node control signal is ahigh-potential signal at least when the first clock signal is at arising edge.

Alternatively, in the above driving method provided by embodiments ofthe present disclosure, when the effective pulse signal of the inputsignal terminal is a low-potential signal, the node control signal is alow-potential signal at least when the first clock signal is at afalling edge.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a shift register, adriving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and a display device. Theshift register comprises an input module, a first reset module, a secondreset module, a pull-down driving module, a first output module and asecond output module, wherein the input module is configured to controlthe potential of the first node under the control of the input signalterminal, the first reset module is configured to provide the referencesignal of the reference signal terminal to the first node under thecontrol of the first reset control signal terminal, the second resetmodule is configured to provide the reference signal to the drivingsignal output terminal under the control of the second reset controlsignal terminal, the first output module is configured to provide thefirst clock signal of the first clock signal terminal to the drivingsignal output terminal under the control of the first node, the secondoutput module is configured to provide the reference signal to thedriving signal output terminal under the control of the second node, thepull-down driving module is configured to control the potential of thesecond node to be a second potential when the potential of the firstnode is a first potential, control the potential of the first node to bethe second potential when the potential of the second node is the firstpotential, and control the potential of the second node to be the firstpotential when the potential of the node control signal terminal is thefirst potential and the potential of the first node is the secondpotential. Since the node control signal at the node control signalterminal can eliminate the noise on the first node resulting from thechange in the first clock signal, the output stability of the shiftregister can be improved.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications andvariations to the present disclosure without departing from the spiritand scope thereof. In this way, if these modifications and variations tothe present disclosure pertain to the scope of the claims of the presentdisclosure and equivalent technologies thereof, the present disclosurealso intends to encompass these modifications and variations.

The invention claimed is:
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A shift register comprising: an inputmodule, a first reset module, a second reset module, a first outputmodule, a second output module and a pull-down driving module; wherein afirst terminal of the input module is connected to an input signalterminal, a second terminal of the input module is connected to a firstnode; the input module is configured to control a potential of the firstnode under the control of the input signal terminal; a first terminal ofthe first reset module is connected to a reference signal terminal, asecond terminal of the first reset module is connected to a first resetcontrol signal terminal, a third terminal of the first reset module isconnected to the first node; the first reset module is configured toprovide a reference signal of the reference signal terminal to the firstnode under the control of the first reset control signal terminal; afirst terminal of the second reset module is connected to a second resetcontrol signal terminal, a second terminal of the second reset module isconnected to the reference signal terminal, a third terminal of thesecond reset module is connected to a driving signal output terminal;the second reset module is configured to provide the reference signal tothe driving signal output terminal under the control of the second resetcontrol signal terminal; a first terminal of the first output module isconnected to a first clock signal terminal for receiving a first clocksignal, a second terminal of the first output module is connected to thefirst node, a third terminal of the first output module is connected tothe driving signal output terminal; the first output module isconfigured to provide the first clock signal of the first clock signalterminal to the driving signal output terminal under the control of thefirst node; a first terminal of the second output module is connected tothe reference signal terminal, a second terminal of the second outputmodule is connected to a second node, a third terminal of the secondoutput module is connected to the driving signal output terminal; thesecond output module is configured to provide the reference signal tothe driving signal output terminal under the control of the second node;a first terminal of the pull-down driving module is connected to a nodecontrol signal terminal, a second terminal of the pull-down drivingmodule is connected to the reference signal terminal, a third terminalof the pull-down driving module is connected to the first node, a fourthterminal of the pull-down driving module is connected to the secondnode; the pull-down driving module is configured to control a potentialof the second node to be a second potential when the potential of thefirst node is a first potential, and control the potential of the firstnode to be the second potential when the potential of the second node isthe first potential; when an effective pulse signal of the input signalterminal is a high-potential signal, the first potential is a highpotential and the second potential is a low potential; when theeffective pulse signal of the input signal terminal is a low-potentialsignal, the first potential is a low potential and the second potentialis a high potential; a node control signal of the node control signalterminal is configured to eliminate a noise on the first node resultingfrom change in the first clock signal wherein the pull-down drivingmodule further comprises a fifth terminal connected to the input signalterminal, a sixth terminal connected to the driving signal outputterminal, and a seventh terminal connected to a third clock signalterminal for receiving a third clock signal, wherein the pull-downdriving module comprises a sixth switch transistor, a seventh switchtransistor, an eighth switch transistor, an eleventh switch transistor,a twelfth switch transistor, a thirteenth switch transistor, afourteenth switch transistor and a fifteenth switch transistor; whereina gate and a source of the sixth switch transistor are both connected tothe node control signal terminal, a drain of the sixth switch transistoris connected to a gate of the seventh switch transistor, a source of theeleventh switch transistor and a source of the twelfth switchtransistor, respectively; a source of the seventh switch transistor isconnected to the node control signal terminal, a drain of the seventhswitch transistor is connected to the second node; a gate of the eighthswitch transistor is connected to the second node, a source of theeighth switch transistor is connected to the first node, a drain of theeighth switch transistor is connected to the reference signal terminal;a gate of the eleventh switch transistor is connected to the drivingsignal output terminal, a drain of the eleventh switch transistor isconnected to the reference signal terminal; a gate of the twelfth switchtransistor is connected to the input signal terminal and a drain of thetwelfth switch transistor is connected to the reference signal terminal;a gate of the thirteenth switch transistor is connected to the inputsignal terminal, a source of the thirteenth switch transistor isconnected to the second node, a drain of the thirteenth switchtransistor is connected to the reference signal terminal; a gate of thefourteenth switch transistor is connected to the driving signal outputterminal, a source of the fourteenth switch transistor is connected tothe second node, a drain of the fourteenth switch transistor isconnected to the reference signal terminal; a gate of the fifteenthswitch transistor is connected to the third clock signal terminal, asource of the fifteenth switch transistor is connected to the drivingsignal output terminal, a drain of the fifteenth switch transistor isconnected to the reference signal terminal, wherein the node controlsignal is a second clock signal, and a duty cycle of the second clocksignal is 2% to 50%; wherein the third clock signal has a phase oppositeto the first clock signal; and wherein the second clock signal isdifferent from the first and third clock signals.
 2. A gate drivingcircuit comprising a plurality of cascaded shift registers, each shiftregister comprising an input module, a first reset module, a secondreset module, a first output module, a second output module and apull-down driving module; wherein a first terminal of the input moduleis connected to an input signal terminal, a second terminal of the inputmodule is connected to a first node; the input module is configured tocontrol a potential of the first node under the control of the inputsignal terminal; a first terminal of the first reset module is connectedto a reference signal terminal, a second terminal of the first resetmodule is connected to a first reset control signal terminal, a thirdterminal of the first reset module is connected to the first node; thefirst reset module is configured to provide a reference signal of thereference signal terminal to the first node under the control of thefirst reset control signal terminal; a first terminal of the secondreset module is connected to a second reset control signal terminal, asecond terminal of the second reset module is connected to the referencesignal terminal, a third terminal of the second reset module isconnected to a driving signal output terminal; the second reset moduleis configured to provide the reference signal to the driving signaloutput terminal under the control of the second reset control signalterminal for receiving a first clock signal; a first terminal of thefirst output module is connected to a first clock signal terminal, asecond terminal of the first output module is connected to the firstnode, a third terminal of the first output module is connected to thedriving signal output terminal; the first output module is configured toprovide the first clock signal of the first clock signal terminal to thedriving signal output terminal under the control of the first node; afirst terminal of the second output module is connected to the referencesignal terminal, a second terminal of the second output module isconnected to a second node, a third terminal of the second output moduleis connected to the driving signal output terminal; the second outputmodule is configured to provide the reference signal to the drivingsignal output terminal under the control of the second node; a firstterminal of the pull-down driving module is connected to a node controlsignal terminal, a second terminal of the pull-down driving module isconnected to the reference signal terminal, a third terminal of thepull-down driving module is connected to the first node, a fourthterminal of the pull-down driving module is connected to the secondnode; the pull-down driving module is configured to control a potentialof the second node to be a second potential when the potential of thefirst node is a first potential, and control the potential of the firstnode to be the second potential when the potential of the second node isthe first potential; wherein the pull-down driving module furthercomprises a fifth terminal connected to the input signal terminal, asixth terminal connected to the driving signal output terminal, and aseventh terminal connected to a third clock signal terminal forreceiving a third clock signal; when an effective pulse signal of theinput signal terminal is a high-potential signal, the first potential isa high potential and the second potential is a low potential; when theeffective pulse signal of the input signal terminal is a low-potentialsignal, the first potential is a low potential and the second potentialis a high potential; a node control signal of the node control signalterminal is configured to eliminate a noise on the first node resultingfrom change in the first clock signal, wherein a signal of the firstreset control signal terminal is delayed more than zero less than onepulse width than a signal of the second reset control signal terminal,wherein driving signal output terminal of a shift register of the h^(th)stage is connected to a second reset control signal terminal of a shiftregister of an (h−2)^(th), stage wherein h is an integer greater than 3;except for the first-stage shift register, a second reset control signalterminal of a shift register of an m^(th) stage is connected to a firstreset control signal terminal of a shift register of an (m−1)^(th)stage, wherein m is an integer greater than 2; the j^(th) stage isconnected to an input signal terminal of a shift register of a(j+2)^(th) stage, wherein j is an integer greater than 2; input signalterminals of the first-stage shift register and the second-stage shiftregister are connected to a frame start signal terminal; wherein thenode control signal is a second clock signal, and a duty cycle of thesecond clock signal is 2% to 50%; wherein the third clock signal has aphase opposite to the first clock signal; and wherein the second clocksignal is different from the first and third clock signals.
 3. The gatedriving circuit according to claim 2, wherein, except for thefirst-stage shift register, a shift register of each of the remainingstages further comprises a frame initialization module; wherein an inputterminal of the frame initialization module is connected to the framestart signal terminal, an output terminal of the frame initializationmodule is connected to the second node; the frame initialization moduleis configured to initialize the driving signal output terminal of theshift register under the control of the frame start signal terminal. 4.The gate driving circuit according to claim 3, wherein the frameinitialization module comprises a sixteenth switch transistor, wherein agate and a source of the sixteenth switch transistor are both connectedto the frame start signal terminal, a drain of the sixteenth switchtransistor is connected to the second node.